I thought he was really mean and awful to Kyouko and if he really cared so much, he should butt out of her life, but after a while, I started really liking his character. But then again, it was really hard to think of him and Kyouko together because for the first 20+ chapters, he was acting all older brother or fatherly. But, that's only my opinion.

Interestingly enough I was kind of annoyed by him (and I thought his neck was too thick but I've gotten over that). Even though now Ren is my favorite male character he STILL annoys me. At first I never even considered him as a possible love interest for Kyoko just because he's so... stuffy? Is that the right word? He's completely obsessed with denying himself the one thing he wants more than anything else but not let anyone else have it either (anyone whose read the manga until this point understands what I mean).